A guide to the paintings in the churches and minor museums of Florence; a critical catalogue, with quotations from Vasari (1908)
Cruttwell, Maud, Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 · London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 82
nd pink. Behind are houses in good per-spective. ALTAR WALL 6? 4 FILIPPINO LIPPI. SS. Peter and Paulbefore the Proconsul and The Crucifixion of S.Peter. The masterpiece of Filippino. The figures have adignity lacking in his later work. To the right isthe Proconsul, whose features seem copied from… … SS. Peter and Paul before the Proconsuland the Martyrdom of S. Peter Filippino Lippi. Carmine. gesture, and the faces of the men grouped round theProconsul are expressive. All seem to be portraits,but only two have been identified. The old man tothe right of the Proconsul with grey hair and red…
Art · Painting, Italian
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